Nikujaga Recipe ⇝ Nikujaga (Japanese-style meat and potatoes)

Nikujaga (meat and potatoes) is a popular dish in Japan.

Ingredients

• 8 snow peas
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• ¼ pound sirloin steak, thinly sliced
• 4 potatoes, cut into bite sized pieces
• 2 cups dashi soup
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• ¼ cup sake
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 onion, chopped

Cooking Directions

1. Put the snow peas in a small saucepan with enough water to cover; bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Drain and set aside.
2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook the beef in the oil until browned. Add the potatoes; cook and stir until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir the dashi soup, soy sauce, sake, and sugar into the mixture; simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Reduce heat to low and scatter the chopped onion over the mixture; allow to simmer until the liquid is nearly completely evaporated, about 15 minutes more. Top the mixture with the snow peas to serve.

Nutrition Facts

• calories315.5
• carbohydrateContent48.1 g
• cholesterolContent13.4 mg
• fatContent6.2 g
• fiberContent6 g
• proteinContent13.7 g
• saturatedFatContent1.5 g
• sodiumContent1109.2 mg
• sugarContent8.5 g